Accessible Fitness, more choices for more people

Fitness has always been a concern with regard to both mental and physical health regardless of age, gender, or any other variables that make each one of us unique. And for those in the blind community, fitness is every bit as much—if not more—important.

Exercise for the visually impaired is something that should be incorporated into a weekly, if not daily, routine for a variety of reasons that are both similar and different from people within the sighted community. For those with total loss of sight as well as for those who are low sighted, a lack of regular exercise can bring on a host of other issues, including weight gain, sluggishness, and perhaps worst of all for many, insomnia or a circadian rhythm that has been thrown completely off track.

A quality workout done at the right time of day and at the right pace to meet your unique physical and mental needs is just what the doctor may have forgotten to order. For many blind people, fitness has been a challenge: without someone to guide you and without the ability to drive yourself to the gym, it becomes obvious why so many visually impaired individuals give up—but with the BlindAlive line of Fitness Workouts for blind people, you’ll never have to depend on anyone else again.

Yoga and Strength Training with wieghts for blind people along with a variety of other cardiovascular exercises help our bodies stay toned, help us gain muscle mass and lose weight, but most of all, can help lead a blind person away from a sense of helplessness.

Are you ready to sweat? Come get healthy and leave all your notions of not being able to get fit due to your visual impairment behind with BlindAlive!

About BlindAlive

Mel and Jingles

Mel and Jingles

Hi, I am Mel Scott. I’m here to tell you about some fitness choices that have not existed until now. I am blind, which means that exercise videos rarely gave me enough descriptive information to do the workouts correctly.
 
I wanted to lose weight after my pregnancies, and I wanted to regain my strength after cancer surgery. I would come across commercials on TV, and I would prepare my memory to capture the toll-free number, and run to the phone before I forgot it. Sometimes, the number was just on the screen, and I didn’t even have the option to order the product if I had wanted to.
 
When I was able to order exercise programs; which promised to be the answer to all of my fitness needs, I would pop in the DVD and more often than not, I could not get past the menus with my remote. After asking for help and eventually getting to the exercise portions of the videos, I discovered that the instructors did not describe the movements that were shown on the video and it was impossible for me to participate. After ordering program after program in an effort to take charge of my own health, I found that they were of little or no use to me.
I decided to get off my butt, stop whining about the lack of usable exercise resources, and I created BlindAlive, LLC.
At BlindAlive, we are proud to have created a user-friendly, completely accessible solution to exercise and fitness that you can do with confidence in your own home.   Now, with resources you can use, you do not have to take charge of your health and fitness alone. All of our exercise products have been tested by blind and low vision individuals to ensure that they are completely accessible to members of this community.  
 
The entire team at BlindAlive is passionate about making health and fitness available to anyone who wants to be healthy and strong. We are motivated to continue to bring you the finest, accessible products and programs to help you reach your goals. We are continually updating our website with workouts and products, blog posts, podcasts and ways to support you on your path to health and wellness. At BlindAlive, we create more choices for more people.
 
There are many barriers that we as blind individuals need to navigate, but I am doing everything in my power to remove those that can keep us from exercising, moving our bodies, and creating the healthy bodies that we all want. I believe that it is my responsibility to take charge of my own health to the best of my ability. When we take charge of our own health, we become more confident one step at a time. I am inviting you to come with me on this path to a healthier, stronger and more functional body.